Appliance base



PPLIANCE BASE Filed May A24, 1957 Patented June 18, 1940 UNITED STATESPATENT OFFICE APPLIAN CE BASE Application May 24, 1937, serial No.144,460

8 Claims.

One object of my present invention is to provide a supporting base forelectrical appliances, such as sandwich toasters and the like, having anovel and simple means for supporting the plate above a table top orother supporting surface.

A further object is to provide a supporting means for a sheet metalplate-like appliance base comprising elongated elements so associated iowith the ends of the base that they form continuations thereof, and toprovide means for spacing the plate above a table top and also ledges orflanges under which the user may rengage the ends of his fingers forlifting the appli- Yl5 ance without coming in contact with any of theheated portion of the appliance.

A further object is to provide an inexpensive supporting means for abase plate comprising elongated elements having means at least at theirends projecting under the base plate to support it, the base platehavin-g iianges which partially encircle the projecting means to therebyretain the base plate and its supporting elements assembled relative toeach other.

Another object is to provide supporting members for a base plate havinghooked anges which reinforce two of its edges, the supporting membersbeing adaptable to support and reinforce the other two edges thereof.

With these and other objects in View, my invention consists in theconstruction, arrangement and combination rof the various parts of myappliance base, whereby the objects contemplated are attained, ashereinafter more fully set forth, pointed out in my claims, andillustrated in the accompanying drawing, in which:

Figure l is a iront elevation-of an electrical appliance, showing mybase plate connected therewith.

Figure 2 is an enlarged plan view of yone corner of the appliance base.

Figure 3 is a sectional View on the line 3--3 of Figure 2, showing theassembly of the base plate and supporting member relative to each other.

Figure 4 is a sectional view on the line 4-4 of Figure 3, showing how ahooked flange of the base plate coacts with a portion of the supportingmember to partially encircle it and thus position the two relative toeach other.

Figure 5 is a perspective View of a slightly modified construction ofthe supporting element.

Figure 6 is a perspective view of another modied supporting element. f

Figure 7 is a view similar to Figure 4, showing 'the coaction of thebase plate with the form of supporting element shown in Figure 6; and

Figure 8 is a sectional view on the line 8--8 of .Figure '7, the portion8a. of Figure 8, being taken on the line lla-8a of Figure '1. -5

On the accompanying drawing throughout the various iigures thereof, Ihave used the reference numeral Iii to indicate a supporting base in theform of a plate of sheet metal, on which an electrical appliance A (seeFigure 1) is mounted. l10 For instance, the bottom of the appliance Aand the top of the base I0 may be provided with projecting bosses I I,suitably secured together and serving the purpose of spacing theappliance from the base plate. -15

The base plate IIl is reinforced along the side edges thereof by flangesI2. The flanges I2 are preferably U-shaped or hooked in cross section asshown in Figure 4.

For supporting the base plate I0, I provide a 2o pair of supportingelements S, which may be formed inexpensively of wood or any suitablecomposition. Each supporting element S has a flange I3, projecting fromone side thereof and extending throughout the length thereof.

The ends of the flange I3 are received in the hooked iianges I2 as shownin Figures 2, 3 and 4.

The iianges I3 span the distance between the bottoms of the hookedflanges I2 and substantially ll the flanges I2, so as to provide an eii-30 cient support for the ends of the basev plate II) when it isassembled on the supporting elements S.

By extending the iange I3 throughout the length of the supporting.element S, the flange 435 serves to reinforce and support the end of thebase plate IIi. t

The shoulder I4 formed at the base of the vflange I3 is of substantiallythe same width as the thickness of the base plate I0 as shown in .40Figure 3. This provides a flush relationship between the upper surfaceof the base plate II) and the upper surface of the supporting elementS,and therefore gives a very neat appearance to the base assembly.

Likewise the ends of the flanges I3 are offset so that a flushrelationship is maintained throughout at least half of the radius of thehooked ange I2, as shown in Figure 4, so that the major portion of thecontour of the sup- 50 porting elements S form continuations of thecontour of the base plate I0. This gives a distinctiveness of designlacking with the usual types of supporting elements or handles, whichextend only part way across the end of the base 55 sis plate, and whichare usually less than one-fourth as long as the base plate is wide.

Means may be provided to positively retain the base plate ID assembledrelative to the supporting elements S instead of depending on theresiliency of the flanges I2, and the frictional t between these flangesof the base plate and the flanges I3 of the supporting elements. Forinstance the bottom of the flange I2 may be indented as indicated at I5in Figures 2 and 3 after the parts are assembled together, thus normallypreventing any pulling apart of these parts thereafter.

As shown in Figure 5, the flange I3 may be cut away as indicated at I3a,thus using somewhat less material in the supporting element S, yetleaving sumcient stock at the ends of the flange to coact with thehooked flanges I3 of the base plate.

In Figure 6, I show a supporting element S', which instead of having aflange I3 is provided with a pair of dowel pins I3b. These are adaptedto extend into rolled flanges I2a of the base plate I and may beretained therein in any suitable manner.

In'Figure '7, I illustrate retainer discs I6 for this purpose. Thedowels I3b are preferably shouldered and have extensions I'I enteringsockets I8 of the supporting elements S as shown in Figure 8.

A brad I9 may be used to pin the dowel in position if desired.

The support S', it will be noted, does not have any support for the baseplate I0 intermediate the dowel pins I3b as such support can be omittedthere. The appliance A is of relatively light character'and the plate I0sufficiently heavy to withstand bending under the weight of theappliance, without the necessity of a support intermediate the dowelsI3b.

Some changes may be made in the construction and arrangement of thevarious parts of my appliance base, without departing from the realspirit and purpose of my invention, and it is my intention to cover bymy claims, any modified forms of structure or use of mechanicalequivalents, which may be reasonably included within their scope.

I claim as my invention:

l. A base for electrical appliances and the like comprising a base plateand a pair of elongated supporting elements for supporting two oppositeside edges thereof, said elongated supporting elements each having aange on which said side edge of said base plate rests, said base platehaving along each of its other two side edges a flange of less widththan the height of said supporting elements, said anges of saidsupporting elements extending between said flanges of said base plate.

2. A base for electrical appliances and the like comprising a sheetmetal plateand a pair of supporting elements for the ends thereofextending from one side of the plate to the other, said supportingelements having means projecting at right angles therefrom forconnection with said plate, and said plate being formed to partiallyencircle said means sufficient to lock the projecting means within theencircling portion.

3. A base for electrical appliances and the like comprising a base plateand a pair of elongated supporting elements for supporting two oppositeside edges thereof, said elongated supporting ele ments each having aflange on which said side edge of said base plate rests, said base platehaving along each of its other two side edges, a hooked fiange, saidflanges of said supporting elements extending between said hookedflanges of said base plate and having their ends seated therein.

4. A base for electrical appliances and the like comprising a base plateand a pair of elongated supporting elements for supporting two oppositeside edges thereof, said elongated supporting elements spanning saidside edges, said base plate having along each of its other two sideedges a flange, said supporting elements having connecting partsextending between and being seated in said flanges of said base plate.

5. A base for electrical appliances and the like comprising a base platehaving side anges and a pair of elongated supporting elements for theends of said base plate, said supporting elements having meansprojecting under said base plate to support the base plate at thecorners thereof with the top of the base plate substantially flush withthe top of the supporting elements, said means extending between saidside flanges with the outer surfaces of said flanges substantially flushwith the ends of said supporting elements.

6. In an appliance base, a base plate of rec tangular shape, U-shapedflanges formed along two opposite side edges thereof, a supporting element along each of the other side edges of said base element, and meansprojecting from said supporting element and into and substantially llingsaid flanges to support said base element relative to a supportingsurface.

'7. In an appliance base, a sheet metal base element of rectangularshape, oppositely curved flanges formed along two opposite side edgesthereof, a supporting element along each of the other side edges of saidbase element, projections from said supporting element received in andpositioned against the inner faces of said oppositely curved flanges tosupport said base element relative to a supporting surface, and means tosecure said projections therein.

8. A base for electrical appliances and the like comprising a base plateand a pair of supporting elements of different material for the marginalend edges thereof, said supporting elements being of greater height thanthe over-all height of said base plate, said supporting elements havingmeans projecting under and attached to said base plate to support thebase plate relative thereto, said supporting elements being, along theirtops, of the same contour as the top of said base plate and formingflush-related continuations of the base plate and said base plate havingits side edges provided with hooked fianges interlocking with saidsupporting elements.

WILLIAM H. FISCHER.

